Political Science, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
Units: 3
GE Area B: Mathematics: ^[1] STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 OR MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3
Major (Core): PSCI 220 - Introduction to Political Theory Units: 4
American Institutions/ Lower Division GE Area D: Social Science PSCI 110 - American Government Units: 3

^[1] Students in math category 4 should take: (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 ) OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 ). Credit earned for math support course (STAT 8 or MATH 3) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (13 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Core): PSCI 230 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Units: 4
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (14 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Oral Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
Units: 4 (Take a course with a lab component)
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
& Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3
Major (Core): PSCI 240 - Introduction to International Relations Units: 4

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
OR
Humanities
Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. History OR U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Major (Core): PSCI 395 - Political Research and Analysis Units: 4
Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4

^[3] Complete 20 units of upper division concentration courses. See Political Science, B.A. (Core)

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3 (Take a class that double-counts for DCG)
Major (Concentration)^[3] Units: 4
Major Upper Division Experience (Core): Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Year 4

Semester 7 (14 Units)

Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (16 Units)

Major (Core) & GWAR: PSCI 485W - Capstone Seminar in Politics Units: 4
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3